Cooking with MC

Hello again! Long time, no see. I haven't posted in a while on this blog because not just I haven't been very inspired to do so, but also life got in the way. If you read my main blog you probably already know that I've had furniture to assemble and other stuff to take care of. But, I don't want to bore you with that, so let's get into the food. I don't know about you, but in summer I feel less inspired to cook, specially complex dishes that require a lot of preparation. One of those recipes I rely on during the hottest months is this slow cooker chicken that requires barely any preparation or attention, so I can go about my day. I make it for two people, and we have plenty for lunch, but you can make more, or even add potatoes, if you feel you won't have enough food. This recipe is so easy to tailor to your own needs.  Ingredients: Chicken leg quarters (hindquarters), or any other part of the chicken you like.  Italian seasoning. Pepper. Olive oil. Lemon ju...

If you follow my main blog , you know that last year I moved home. I was planning to get a mini-garden in my balcony (I live in a flat), with some condiments such as parsley and maybe some cherry tomatoes, which I love. Unfortunately, lockdown happened a few weeks after we moved home, so that had to be put on hold until later.  Earlier on this year, we finally got the chance to start our urban garden. My partner saw that, on Lidl , they were selling some eggplant/aubergine and tomato plants, so he got us two tomato plants and one eggplant for us. We also bought some cherry tomato seeds, but unfortunately those didn't turn out great.  We had no experience in gardening or whatsoever, but we tried our best. We transplanted the plants into bigger pots and hoped for the best. For a while, we didn't see many noticeable changes, but around a month ago we saw little tomatoes starting to appear.  The tomatoes kept growing and appearing. I got really happy every time I discovered a...

Hello again! Can you believe it's June already? It feels like yesterday we were celebrating Christmas, and here we are now, halfway through the year. This baby blog has just turned 6 months, and although it doesn't have many readers yet, I'm quite happy with what I've achieved so far. I can't believe I have managed to post consistently for 6 months! For this month's recipe, I didn't want to do something too complicated, nor a very heavy dish. Summer is almost upon us, so I don't think it's time to write about hot stews and heavy meals. So, instead I decided to some typical Spanish sauce called salsa brava . This spicy sauce is often used in a dish called patatas bravas or papas bravas , which is a very popular side dish or tapa that consists in fried potatoes and a spicy sauce. This dish is pretty popular all around Spain and has several variants, but it originated in Madrid, in the center of Spain.  I don't make this sauce very often, just here...

Empanadillas are quite a popular Spanish snack that you can find pretty easily at most bakeries. They consist of a dough, folded in a half-moon shape, with different types of stuffing. Some of the most common stuffings, at least in my area, are: spinach, garden peas and tomato sauce. Usually empanadillas are eaten as a snack between breakfast and lunch, or even between lunch and dinner.  In my family this dish is quite commonly found at extended family gatherings, when you're meant to have a few snacks on your paper plate and wander around the house talking to people. Also, my grandma would often make this as a standalone dish, specially during summer and warmer months, when you don't feel like eating a hot stew.  I didn't get to learn how to make empanadillas from my grandma, who made the best ones, but instead we had to figure out the recipe on our own. The first time we made them, I knew we were on the right track because the kitchen smelled the exact same my grandma...